The movie Moneyball (based on the book by Michael Lewis) tells the story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team, and how he transformed baseball using advanced statistical techniques for selecting players. Unlike rich teams like the New York Yankees, the A's have a very low payroll budget so Beane created a successful strategy of talent creation. a. buy
b. hold
c. succession
d. make

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals